The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World

Details

ISBN-10: 0393350584
ISBN-13: 9780393350586
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: 01/19/2015
Dimensions: 8.10" L, 5.40" W, 0.90" H

The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World

byTrevor Cox

Paperback

Price: $17.95

Overview

In this tour of the world’s most unexpected sounds, Trevor Cox–the “David Attenborough of the acoustic realm” (Observer)–discovers the world’s longest echo in a hidden oil cavern in Scotland, unlocks the secret of singing sand dunes in California, and alerts us to the aural gems that exist everywhere in between. Using the world’s most amazing acoustic phenomena to reveal how sound works in everyday life, The Sound Book inspires us to become better listeners in a world dominated by the visual and to open our ears to the glorious cacophony all around us.

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This small encyclopedia of strange sounds reveals how much art there is in the act of listening. Reading it made my ears more mindful.–Adam Gopnik
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Details

ISBN-10: 0393350584
ISBN-13: 9780393350586
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: 01/19/2015
Dimensions: 8.10" L, 5.40" W, 0.90" H
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